Funding search · EIN 226258144 · Saint Louis, MO

Sara De Coursey Ruth Trust

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

41
grants reported
$193,090
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$2,700
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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  • Cornell University4 grants · $77,000
  • Clemson Foundation4 grants · $19,250
  • Catholic Char Archdiocese Newark4 grants · $19,250
  • Childrens Specialized Hospital4 grants · $19,250
  • United Negro College Fund4 grants · $9,990
  • Berea College4 grants · $9,625
  • Little Sisters of the Poor4 grants · $9,625
  • Our Little Brothers and Sisters4 grants · $9,625
  • 1st Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey4 grants · $9,625
  • St Francis Academy4 grants · $8,275

Giving over time

$50,690
2022
$54,000
2023
$46,225
2024
$42,175
2025

Grant history

All 41 reported grants, largest first.

  • $21,600

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023

    General operating

  • $20,200

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022

    General operating

  • $18,400

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024

    General operating

  • $16,800

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2025

    General operating

  • $5,400

    Catholic Char Archdiocese Newark · Newark, NJ · 2023

    General operating

  • $5,400

    Childrens Specialized Hospital · Mountainside, NJ · 2023

    General operating

  • $5,400

    Clemson Foundation · Clemson, SC · 2023

    General operating

  • $5,050

    Catholic Char Archdiocese Newark · Newark, NJ · 2022

    General operating

  • $5,050

    Childrens Specialized Hospital · Mountainside, NJ · 2022

    General operating

  • $5,050

    Clemson Foundation · Clemson, SC · 2022

    General operating

  • $4,600

    Catholic Char Archdiocese Newark · Newark, NJ · 2024

    General operating

  • $4,600

    Childrens Specialized Hospital · Mountainside, NJ · 2024

    General operating

  • $4,600

    Clemson Foundation · Clemson, SC · 2024

    General operating

  • $4,200

    Catholic Char Archdiocese Newark · Newark, NJ · 2025

    General operating

  • $4,200

    Childrens Specialized Hospital · Mountainside, NJ · 2025

    General operating

  • $4,200

    Clemson Foundation · Clemson, SC · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,715

    United Negro College Fund · Washington Dc, DC · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,700

    1st Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey · Belleville, NJ · 2023

    General operating

  • $2,700

    Berea College · Berea, KY · 2023

    General operating

  • $2,700

    Little Sisters of the Poor · Totowa, NJ · 2023

    General operating

  • $2,700

    Our Little Brothers and Sisters · Dumfries, VA · 2023

    General operating

  • $2,700

    St Francis Academy · Salina, KS · 2023

    General operating

  • $2,700

    United Negro College Fund · Washington Dc, DC · 2023

    General operating

  • $2,525

    St Francis Academy · Salina, KS · 2024

    General operating

  • $2,525

    1st Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey · Belleville, NJ · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,525

    Berea College · Berea, KY · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,525

    Little Sisters of the Poor · Totowa, NJ · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,525

    Our Little Brothers and Sisters · Dumfries, VA · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,525

    St Francis Academy · Salina, KS · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,300

    1st Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey · Belleville, NJ · 2024

    General operating

  • $2,300

    Berea College · Berea, KY · 2024

    General operating

  • $2,300

    Little Sisters of the Poor · Totowa, NJ · 2024

    General operating

  • $2,300

    Our Little Brothers and Sisters · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating

  • $2,300

    United Negro College Fund · Washington Dc, DC · 2024

    General operating

  • $2,275

    United Negro College Fund · Washington Dc, DC · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,100

    1st Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey · Belleville, NJ · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,100

    Berea College · Berea, KY · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,100

    Little Sisters of the Poor · Totowa, NJ · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,100

    Our Little Brothers and Sisters · Santa Cruz, CA · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,575

    Saint Francis Ministries · Salina, KS · 2025

    General operating

  • $525

    St Francis Academy · Salina, KS · 2025

    General operating

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.